Folder Compare Menus

Following is a description of the Folder Compare commands, in addition to the common menu items. Most of these commands are available as toolbar buttons. From the Tools menu, select Customize Commands to define your own keyboard shortcuts, and hide or expose commands on the menus and toolbars. Commands shown below with an asterisk (*) are hidden by default.

The Session menu:

	Session Settings	Opens the Folder Compare Session Settings dialog.
	Swap Sides	Exchanges the left and right base folders.
	Back	Goes back to (earlier) compared base folders.
	Forward	Goes forward to (later) compared base folders.
	Up One Level	Changes either or both base folders to their parent folders.
	Compare Parent Folders in New View	Opens a new Folder Compare session based on the parent folders of the current base folders.
	Sync Base Folders in New View	Opens a new Folder Sync session based on the current base folders.
	Folder Compare Report	Produces a Folder Compare report.
	Folder Compare Info	Displays comparison statistics.

The Actions menu:

	Close Folder / Open Folder	Opens or closes the selected folder in the comparison.
	Open Subfolders	Opens the selected folders and all their subfolders.
	Set as Base Folder	Sets the selected folder as the base folder on its side of the comparison.
	Set as Base on Other Side	Sets the selected folder as the base folder on the other side of the comparison.
	Set as Base Folders	Sets the two selected folders as the left and right base folders in this comparison view. (To open them in a new view use Compare in New View instead.)
	Compare in New View	Opens selected items in a new comparison view. If the items are files, the view type is determined by the file format list. If exactly two items are selected, they will be compared to each other (whether or not they are across from each other) in the new view. If only one item is selected it will be compared to the item across from it, if it exists.
	Compare in New View Using	Opens selected files in a new view, using a specified type of file comparison view.
	Merge in New View	Opens selected files in a new Text Merge session.
	Quick Compare	Displays the Quick Compare dialog for the selected files. If exactly two files are selected, they will be compared to each other (whether or not they are across from each other). If only one file is selected, it will be compared to the file across from it.
	Compare To	Allows you to select one item, and then click on a second item to compare them in a new view.
	Align	Forces selected items to be side-by-side. Items' parent folders must be side-by-side.
	Align With	Allows you to select one item, and then click on a second item to force them to be side-by-side.
	Compare Contents	Compares contents of the selected items using one of three methods.
	Copy to Other Side	Dynamic command that copies selected files, folders to the opposite side. The caption and icon appear as Copy to Right, Copy to Left or Copy to Side depending on which side(s) are selected.
	Copy to Right [Left] *	Copies selected files, folders to the explicitly indicated side. Normally associated with CTRL+R, CTRL-L keyboard shortcuts.
	Copy to Side *	Prompts which side to copy selected files, folders to.
	Move to Other Side	Dynamic command that moves selected files, folders to the opposite side. The caption and icon appear as Move to Right, Move to Left or Move to Side depending on which side(s) are selected.
	Move to Right [Left] *	Moves selected files, folders to the explicitly indicated side.
	Move to Side *	Prompt which side to move selected files, folders to.
	Copy to Folder	Copies selected files, folders to another folder.
	Move to Folder	Moves selected files, folders to another folder.
	Delete	Deletes selected files, folders.
	Rename	Renames selected files, folders.
	Attributes	Changes file attributes on selected files, folders.
	Touch	Changes timestamps on selected files, folders.
	Exclude	Excludes selected file, or type of file, from the current session.
	New Folder	Creates a new folder.
	Copy Filename	Copies a list of the selected items' paths to the clipboard.
	Ignored	Marks selected comparisons as ignored.
	Refresh Selection	Refreshes the selected items.
	File Compare Report	Produces a File Compare report for the selected files.
	Synchronize > Update Right	Copies newer and orphan items from left to right.
	Synchronize > Update Left	Copies newer and orphan items from right to left.
	Synchronize > Update Both	Performs a bidirectional update by copying newer and orphan items from left to right and from right to left.
	Synchronize > Mirror to Right	Replaces all different items on right, deletes any right-side orphans, and copies any left-side orphans to the right.
	Synchronize > Mirror to Left	Replaces all different items on left, deletes any left-side orphans, and copies any right-side orphans to the left.
	Source Control	Displays a submenu of source control actions. Only appears if a source control provider has been configured and all selected items are under source control.
	Explorer	Displays the Windows Explorer context menu for the selected item(s).

The Edit menu:

	Expand All	Opens all folders in view.
	Collapse All	Closes all folders in view.
	Select All	Selects all visible items.
	Select All Files	Selects all visible files.
	Select Newer > Left/Right/Both	Selects all visible files that are newer on the specified side.
	Select Orphans > Left/Right Both	Selects all visible orphans on the specified side.
	Invert Selection	Selects all items not currently selected, and deselects all items currently selected.
	Refresh	Refreshes open folders.
	Full Refresh	Refreshes entire comparison.

The Search menu:

	Next Difference	Positions at next difference.
	Previous Difference	Positions at previous difference.
	Find Filename	Positions at item with specified name.

The View menu:

	Show All	Use no display filter on either side.
	Show Differences	Filter out matches, based on file status, from both sides.
	Show Same	Filter out older, newer or different, and orphans from both sides.
	Show No Orphans	Filter out orphans from both sides.
	Show Differences but No Orphans	Filter out matches and orphans from both sides.
	Show Orphans	Filter out matches, older, and newer or different from both sides.
	Show Left Newer	Filter out matches, orphans, older on left (newer or different on right) from both sides.
	Show Right Newer	Filter out matches, orphans, newer or different on left (older on right) from both sides.
	Show Left Newer and Left Orphans	Filter out matches and older on left (newer or different on right) from both sides and orphans on the right side.
	Show Right Newer and Right Orphans	Filter out matches and newer or different on left (older on right) from both sides and orphans from the left side.
	Show Left Orphans	Filter out matches, older, and newer or different from both sides and orphans on the right side.
	Show Right Orphans	Filter out matches, older, and newer or different from both sides and orphans on the left side.
	Show None *	Hide all files. Useful in conjunction with Always Show Folders to copy folder structures.
	Always Show Folders	Show all folders, except those excluded by file filters.
	Compare Files and Folder Structure	Show folders containing files or folders that match the current display filter. Orphan folders will follow the same filtering rules as orphan files.
	Compare Files Only	Only folders holding visible files are shown.
	Ignore Folder Structure	Compare filenames regardless of which subfolder they may be in. (Also called Flatten Folders.)
	Suppress Filters	Temporarily suppresses file filters and display filters.
	Ignore Unimportant Differences	Treats unimportant differences as same.
	Columns	Shows or hides view columns.
	Legend	Displays a window that lists what the different folder colors mean.
	Show Log	Shows or hides the log panel.

* Hidden by default. Use Tools > Customize Commands to show this command on menus or toolbars.